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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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