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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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