MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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