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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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