MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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