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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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