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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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