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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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