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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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