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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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