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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
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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