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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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