MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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