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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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