MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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