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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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