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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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