MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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