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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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