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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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