MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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