MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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