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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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