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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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