MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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