MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
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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