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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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