MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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