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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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