MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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