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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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