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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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