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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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