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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate 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
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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