MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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