MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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