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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes 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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