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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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