MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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