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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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