MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates 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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