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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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