MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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