MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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