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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
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
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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