MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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