MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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