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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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