MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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