MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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