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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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