MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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