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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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