MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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