MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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