MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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