MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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