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
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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