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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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