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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major 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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