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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes 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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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 organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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