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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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