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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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