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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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