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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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