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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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