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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key 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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