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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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