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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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