MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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