MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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