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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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