MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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