MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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