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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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