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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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