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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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