MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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