MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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