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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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