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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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