MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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