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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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