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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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