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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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