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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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