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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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