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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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