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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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