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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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