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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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