MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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