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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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