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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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