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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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