MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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