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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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