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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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