MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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