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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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