MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
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
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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