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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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