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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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