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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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