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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
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
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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