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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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