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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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