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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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