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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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