MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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