MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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