MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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