MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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