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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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