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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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