MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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