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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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