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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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