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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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