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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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