MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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