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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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