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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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