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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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