MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews 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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