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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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