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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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