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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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