MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
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 Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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