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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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