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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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