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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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