MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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