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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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