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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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