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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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