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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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