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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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