MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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