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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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