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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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