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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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