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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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