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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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