MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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