MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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