MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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