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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key 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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