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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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