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 is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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