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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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