MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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