MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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