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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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