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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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