MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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