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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera 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 online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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