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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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