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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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