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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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