MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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