MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
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 e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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