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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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