MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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