MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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