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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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