MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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