MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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