MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers 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
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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