MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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