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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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