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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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