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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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