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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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