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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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