MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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