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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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