MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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