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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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