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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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