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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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