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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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