MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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