MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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