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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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