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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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