MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational 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 part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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