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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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