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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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