MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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