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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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