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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators 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 massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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