MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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