MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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