MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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