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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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