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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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