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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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