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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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