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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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