MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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