MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines 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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