MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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