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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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