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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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