MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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