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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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