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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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