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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates 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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