MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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