MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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