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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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