MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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