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
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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