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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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