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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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