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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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