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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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