MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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