MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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