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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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