MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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