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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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