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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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