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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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