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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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