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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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