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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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