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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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