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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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