MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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