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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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