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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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