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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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