MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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