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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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