MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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