MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important 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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