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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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