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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating 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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