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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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