MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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