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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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