MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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