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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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