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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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