MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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