MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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