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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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