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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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