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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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