MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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