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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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