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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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