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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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