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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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