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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses 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 online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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