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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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