MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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