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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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