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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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