MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
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.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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