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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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