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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
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 education organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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