MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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