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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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