MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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