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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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