MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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