MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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