MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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