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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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