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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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