MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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