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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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