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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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