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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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