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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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