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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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