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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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