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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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