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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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