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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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