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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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