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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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