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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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