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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
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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