MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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