MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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