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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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