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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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