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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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 online MOOC courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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