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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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