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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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