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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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