MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
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 satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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