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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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