MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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