MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores 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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