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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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