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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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