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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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