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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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