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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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