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 Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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