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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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