MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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