MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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