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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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