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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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