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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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 massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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