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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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