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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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