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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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