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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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