MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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