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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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