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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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