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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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