MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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