MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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