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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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