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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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