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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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