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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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