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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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