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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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