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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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