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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
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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