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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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