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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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