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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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