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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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