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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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