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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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