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 is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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