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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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