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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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