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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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