MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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