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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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