MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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