MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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