MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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