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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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