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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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