MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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