MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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