MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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