MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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