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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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