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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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