MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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