MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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