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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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