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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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