MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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