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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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