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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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