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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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