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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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