MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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