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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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