MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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