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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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