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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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