MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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