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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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