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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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