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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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