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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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