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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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