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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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