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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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