MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
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
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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