MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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