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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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