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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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