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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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