MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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