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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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