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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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