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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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