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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
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
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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