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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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