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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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