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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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