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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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