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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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