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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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