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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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