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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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