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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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