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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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