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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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