MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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