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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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