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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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