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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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