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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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