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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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