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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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