MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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