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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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