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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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