MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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