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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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