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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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