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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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