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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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