MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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