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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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