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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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