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
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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