MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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