MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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