MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key 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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