MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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