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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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