MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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