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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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