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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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