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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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