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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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