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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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