MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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