MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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