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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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