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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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