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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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