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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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