MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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