MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key 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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