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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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