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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses 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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