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 is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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