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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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