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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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