MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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