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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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