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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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