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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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