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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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