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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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