MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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