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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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