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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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