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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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