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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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