MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews 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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