MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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