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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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