MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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