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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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