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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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