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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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