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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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