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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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