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 is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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