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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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