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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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