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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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