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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important 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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