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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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