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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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