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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key 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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