MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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