MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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