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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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