MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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