MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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