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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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