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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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