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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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