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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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