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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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