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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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