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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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