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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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