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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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