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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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