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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|