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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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