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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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