MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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