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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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