MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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