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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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