MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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