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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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