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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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