MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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