MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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