MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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