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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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