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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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