MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
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
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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