MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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