MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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