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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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