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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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