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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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