MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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