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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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