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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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