MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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 courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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