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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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