MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|