MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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