MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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