MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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