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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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